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ISR, Biometrics Critical Technologies To Future Special Ops Efforts, Sheehan Says

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

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Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms; biometrics and physical border patrol technologies are advancements that will be critical to future United States special operations efforts, according to a key Pentagon official. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) Michael Sheehan said recently “all intelligence platforms,” not just ISR, are critical technologies to future special operations efforts. “Whether it be aerial production, ground signals intelligence (SIGINT) production, actual technologies that help us manage and fuse intelligence,” Sheehan told a…

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